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A fast-track planning process for large developments and a special ‘use it or lose it’ infrastructure fund for local authorities are options being considered to help solve the housing crisis, Housing Minister Simon Coveney has said.
Thirty homeowners in a Co Waterford housing estate are facing bills of up to €15,000 each for remedial work to make their homes safe after major fire deficiencies were uncovered.
Almost 80% of women who suffer abuse in the home never report it, according to Safe Ireland, the charity that supports women and children experiencing domestic violence.
John Gilligan is back in the Supreme Court this morning. He is trying to prevent the Criminal Assets Bureau from selling three properties that he used to own.
Gardaà are awaiting the results of toxicology tests after a teenage boy died following a house party in Meath on Sunday night.
A 33-year-old father-of-two who helped build his family home a matter of months ago, can now barely chop a vegetable due to the ravages of motor neurone disease.
WORLDÂ
Claiming her place in history, Hillary Clinton declared victory in her bruising battle for the Democratic presidential nomination, becoming the first woman to lead a major American political party.
The father of a two-year-old abducted from a Primark store last April by girls aged 13 and 14 said the kidnappers used sweets as part of their plan to entice her away.
SPORT
An international study has revealed there is a relative high prevalence and incidence of common mental disorder symptoms among elite Gaelic players.
Tiger Woods has announced he will not play at the US Open at Oakmont in two weeks' time as he continues his recovery from injury.
BUSINESS
Revenue’s clampdown on medical consultants’ tax affairs has so far yielded €46.5m in settlements.
The government’s tax incentive scheme aimed at encouraging the regeneration of city centres and their respective central business districts has failed to live up to expectations with just 33 residential applicants expressing an interest so far.
ANALYSIS
Housing Minister Simon Coveney wants to lead this country out of its housing emergency and he has a number ideas to facilitate the fast-tracking of housing development, while keeping a robust planning process, writes Juno McEnroe
LIFESTYLE
Barbara Scully meets Laura Bates, author of ‘Girl Up’, a guide for girls, young women, and parents, on modern-day sexism and its insidious nature. The book has advice on how to counter the training all girls get in how not to use their voices
VIDEO
Live at the Marquee kicked off with a wonderfully wild performance by the American Celtic band The Dropkick Murphys.
VIRAL
This week lead warden Aidan Rafferty introduces us to a pair of Indian Rhinos who have become star attractions in Fota Wildlife Park's new Asian Centre.
Sacha Baron Cohen is reportedly set play one of the earliest comic book superheroes.
TECHNOW
 The Nintendo eShop is five years old, so it's having a whopper of a sale.
 The latest trailer for Ghostbusters is an international one and introduces us to the new-look team as well as the threat that they face.
 It's certain that at least two new iPhones will release this year, likely called the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus.
SHOWBIZ
Meryl Streep made use of a spray tan, fake belly and an oversized red tie to get in character for her latest role, Donald Trump.
MOST READ RIGHT NOW
Today is the big day for students across the country as they sit down for the beginning of the Junior Cert and Leaving Cert exams. It's a tense time of high concentration and everyone needs to shake it off with a little bit of a laugh every now and then. Well, that's exactly what the teachers at St. Leo's College in Carlow have done for their students.
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